Understand the ideas, goals of Lean Visual Management & 5S. The 4 Phases to Visual Management explained by Nilesh Arora, a founder of AddValue Consulting Inc.

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2. Visual Management
• Visual management is a workplace that is a self-ordering,
self-explaining, self-regulating and self-improving
environment where what is suppose to happen does, on time,
every time because of visual solutions
What gets measured & displayed gets done
• It makes it easy to understand the processes which have been
put into place
 Basic types
1. Shadow boards
2. Indicators on various items e.g. gauges
3. Heijunka boards – showing the status of daily schedules
4. Design pull systems (Kanban)

3. Visual Management Goals
• Make everyone’s job easier
• Give all associates a high degree of ownership
in their work, and pride in their workplace
• Increase communication by making
information easier to understand
• Improve company overall success

4. Displays
To make staff aware of
related data and
information
– charts, graphs etc
Controls
To guide the action of
staff members – sign
boards, dos and
don’ts signs
Two Tools of Visual Management

5. Benefits
• Leads to information sharing.
• Facilitates worker autonomy.
• Supports elimination of waste.
• Continuous improvement.
• Exposes abnormalities.
• Enables quick response & recovery.
• Promotes prevention.

6. 3 BASIC STEPS REQUIRED
• There are three basic steps:
1) Organise the workplace using 5S
2) Ensure that all required work standards, instruction and
related information are clearly displayed in workplace
3) Control workplace processes by exposing and stopping
errors and by preventing future occurrences

7. The 4 Phases to Visual Management
Workplace Organization
Visual Display
Visual Measures
Visual
Management

8. 1. Workplace Organization
• Includes implementing 5S in an organization
5S

9. SIERI
Name:
Date: Removal Date
Location:
Reason for X-Tag:
RED TAG Area

10. Seiton- Floor marking guideline 1/2

11. Seiton- Floor marking guideline 2/2

12. Seiso 1/3

13. Seiso 2/3

14. Seiso 3/3

15. Seiketsu
A Place For Everything
• Even rags, gloves, and trash

16. Shitsuke 1/3
Visual Ranges Make It Easier
to Sustain
CATEGORY ITEM Yes No OBSERVATIONS
Have unnecessary items been X-tagged?
Are items neatly arranged?
Are walkways/work areas clearly outlined?
Are designated areas marked for incoming material?
SORT Are materials located in designated areas?
(Organization) Are designated areas marked for outgoing material?
Is outgoing material located in designated area?
Are information boards orderly?
Is indicated information found?
Is information current?
Do excess materials have a specific location?
Are excess materials in their location?
Is there a place for everything?
Is everything in its place?
STABALIZE Is it easy to see what belongs where?
(Orderliness) Are things put away after use?
Are tools organized and located in specific place?
Are only red containers being used for scrap?
Is rejected material properly identified?
Is rejected material stored in a designated area?
Is process scrap located in separate containers?
Is defective material located in separate containers?
Are sort and stabilize complete?
Are work areas clean?
Are aisles clear?
Are tools clean?
Is any material found on the floor?
Is equipment clean?
SHINE Do machines show evidence of old oil leaks?
(Cleanliness) Is cell inventory correctly identified?
5S checklist

17. Shitsuke 2/3
Visual Ranges Make It Easier to Sustain

18. Shitsuke 3/3

19. 2. Visual Display
A method to visually communicate important information in the
workplace
Information regarding:
• How to do the job (SOP)
• Show how things are used
• Show where things are stored
• Show performance status
• Identify hazardous areas

20. Visual Display

21. This location is
exclusively for
fire safety
Components Kanban: What,
Where, and How many
Visual Display

22. Examples of Andon

23. Preventive Maintenance through
Visual Management

24. SMED trolley contains all the tools required to perform quick
changeover. SMED trolley has been parked only in the right area
Responsibility has
been assigned to
Shift Fitter

25. Product Display Example
Sample
assemblies
are added
to display
every 2 hours

26. Visual Management – Pigments stored in
all the containers are visible and known
Transparent
containers

27. Example of Visual
Management
Floor Labelling
Work
Instructions
Information
Board
T P M
Checklist
VM in service centre

28. 3. Visual Measure
To develop Visual Measures decide . . .
• What needs to be measured ?
• Who is the user / audience ?
• How often do we take the data ?
• Who will do the tracking ?
• How will we display data so that it speaks ?
• Where do we best locate the display ?

29. Example of Visual Control

30. Examples of Production & Inventory
Control

31. PokaYoke - Visual Control

32. 4. Visual Management
• Using the information provided by visuals to make informed
and proper decisions or judgments daily
• Visual Management For:
– Workplace - Storage
– Safety - Equipment
– Operations - Quality
• Status
– Distinguish between what is and is not normal
– Make waste and abnormalities obvious to everyone
– Constantly uncover needs for improvement
– Help make each persons job easier
– Involve everyone

33. Are WE Hitting the Target?
Do Our Visuals:
• Give you the information needed
to make proper decisions?
• Make abnormalities and problems
obvious?
• Promote communication and
employee involvement?
• Make everyone's jobs easier?
• Recognize achievements and
improvements?

34. Examples

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